Supreme Court won’t weigh Mississippi’s voting ban for felons
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not consider whether a Mississippi law banning people convicted of certain felonies from voting should be overturned. The Jim Crow-era practice extends to ...
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting ban for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and ...
They want to send public funds to private schools, but they don’t want to let voters decide the issue
Column: Proponents of spending public funds on private schools are not proponents of letting the people vote on the issue. It ...
US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of ...
Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on ...
This week in Politics: Governor hopefuls raise millions in campaign cash. See who
Several of those pegged as contenders for the governor's race in 2027 have collectively raised millions in campaign cash in 2024. Plus, other updates ...
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A Supreme (Court) Debate Impacting Internet on School Buses?
True, social platforms have become important and lucrative content creation tools used by school bus drivers and other ...
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Controversial New Court Opens in Jackson
Jackson’s new state-appointed court system is up and running. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Randolph ...
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Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state had dropped to four congressional districts in 2001. In May 2021, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in Hawkins-Butler’s favor, putting the state's marijuana ambitions in a temporary ...